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10. Centrifuge Quality Control
Centrifugation Speed and Time
This Quality Control should be done after each repair and/or each servicing.
10.1 Speed Quality Control
To QC the centrifugation speed, follow these steps:
1. Fill the centrifuge rotor with 24 MTS Gel Cards.
2. Insert the rotor into the centrifuge.
3. Start the centrifugation.
4 . Check the speed with a tachometer. The speed of the centrifuge should be 895 rpm + 25 rpm.
5. Repeat procedures 1-4 with an empty rotor.
10.2 Centrifuge Time Quality Control
To QC the centrifugation time, follow these steps:
1. Insert the rotor.
2. Close and latch the drawer.
3. Start the centrifuge and stop watch simultaneously.
4. When the centrifuge timer “times out”, turn off the stop watch.
5. Time should be 10 m 10 seconds.
PK
No:
101-A
Revision
Date:
03/22/01
